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M 3.0ml

Earthquake near Kīhei, HI

No earthquake was likely felt in Kīhei in the 24 hours to 5:08 pm HST (03:08 UTC). The last one was M 3.6, 52 km (32 mi) SSE, at 2:16 pm HST on 28 July 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Kīhei

This page: a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Kīhei, HI, at 2:20 pm HST on 9 January 2017 (00:20 UTC), 11 km deep. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 38 km SW of M?kena, Hawaii

56 km (35 mi) SSW of Kahului, HI

2:20 pm HST, Jan 9, 2017 · · 11 km deep · released about 830 lb of TNT

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When
2:20 pm HST on 9 January 2017 ()
Where
47 km (29 mi) southwest of Kīhei, HI · earthquakes near Kīhei
Hawaii today
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Magnitude
M 3.0 (ml)
Depth
11 km below the surface
Felt
3 reports · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Maui County, 50 km NNE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2321 days ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 33 km (21 mi) from the epicentre. In Kīhei, 47 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 830 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 410,000× the energy of this one
  2. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 18,000× the energy of this one
  3. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 13,000× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 3.0 about 830 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 5.1 58 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 50 km SE of this epicentre

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 20.4188, -156.7088. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Maui County, HI 50 km (31 mi) NNE earthquakes near Maui County
Kalawao County, HI 93 km (58 mi) NNW earthquakes near Kalawao County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

43 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 2.9 57 km SSW of Mākena, Hawaii
  2. 2.6 56 km S of Mākena, Hawaii
  3. 2.5 61 km SSW of Mākena, Hawaii
  4. 2.5 55 km S of Mākena, Hawaii
  5. 2.9 57 km WNW of Puako, Hawaii
  6. 3.6 39 km SSE of Mākena, Hawaii
  7. 2.8 8 km SE of Mākena, Hawaii
  8. 2.5 80 km SSW of Mākena, Hawaii
  9. 2.7 54 km SSW of Mākena, Hawaii
  10. 1.9 49 km S of Mākena, Hawaii
  11. 2.7 36 km SSW of Mākena, Hawaii
  12. 2.5 47 km SSW of Mākena, Hawaii
  13. 3.1 48 km SSW of Mākena, Hawaii
  14. 2.5 81 km SW of Mākena, Hawaii
  15. 3.4 78 km SSW of Mākena, Hawaii

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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